Application progress banter thread

[teratos]

I'm going to donate $5 to MSI every single time I check my application and don't have an update for NICS or approval.

They should be able to buy the MGA by September, I think.

Put your Bloomberg money into buying a new AG!

 

[Boondock Saint]

You must be rich!!!!

One of two things will break in the coming weeks: my wallet or my will to obsessively check my application status.

Put your Bloomberg money into buying a new AG!

And then a Thompson SMG. Rumors of a fat guy swinging from the running boards of a large truck, cigar in mouth, screaming something like "myeah, never gonna get me copper, see" while laying waste to something down range will be unconfirmed...but hilarious...

 

[fwgj]

I do have an HQL, DD214, and Collectors Designation. But, I'm going to bet that in the end none of that matters at all. We'll see but I'd put money on us both being approved in the same batch, within a couple days of each other, depending on how many 8/5s there are. People would probably be a little less stressed if no one noticed that NICS date on the Print screen. I suspect they don't send an email on it for good reason.

Thank You for your Service, CrazyTrain....

Oops....left out my Collectors Designation as well..thanks. But there is a key differentiator....my hypothesis (which I posted a while back in the other channel) was that DD214, due to training exemption (no need to check training or trainer validity) may allow MSP to fast track that application vs others. We aren't capturing that data in our tracking sheet, but my hypothesis is that we would see a statistically significant difference in timelines if we separated the former LEO/DD214 cohort from the rest of us regular Joes. Just a thought. Not a data scientist, nor do I play one on TV, but was a damn good engineer back in the day....

There is a Masters Thesis or Ph.D buried in all this data at MSP when this is all said and done....

 

[GrimReaper]

No approvals so far today? Yesterday there were several people approved early morning.

 

[Boondock Saint]

Saw a fellow 28er get some NICS love. Just cost myself $5.

 

[Blaster229]

Thank You for your Service, CrazyTrain....

Oops....left out my Collectors Designation as well..thanks. But there is a key differentiator....my hypothesis (which I posted a while back in the other channel) was that DD214, due to training exemption (no need to check training or trainer validity) may allow MSP to fast track that application vs others. We aren't capturing that data in our tracking sheet, but my hypothesis is that we would see a statistically significant difference in timelines if we separated the former LEO/DD214 cohort from the rest of us regular Joes. Just a thought. Not a data scientist, nor do I play one on TV, but was a damn good engineer back in the day....

There is a Masters Thesis or Ph.D buried in all this data at MSP when this is all said and done....

I have a DD214, retired LEO and I also do my LEOSA qualifications with the State of Maryland in Sykesville. My card is right in their database.
App accepted 8/9.
Nothing yet.

 

[CharmCityCrusader]

Got accepted 7/27 NICS on the 18th. Think theres any hope I get my approval by eom?

 

[Kelson1066]

Would it not make more sense to allow this to branch out to sheriffs departments across Maryland? Isn’t that how Pennsylvania does it? That would alleviate the personnel problem.

Just an idea.

The inconsistency would lay the groundwork for a lot of other issues. MoCo, PG, and BMore would take the full 90 days to process just for the Lulz while Wilmico, FredCo, etc would probably get it done same day.

 

[308Scout]

 

[teratos]

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That’s fantastic.

 

[Brute]

The inconsistency would lay the groundwork for a lot of other issues. MoCo, PG, and BMore would take the full 90 days to process just for the Lulz while Wilmico, FredCo, etc would probably get it done same day.

Yeah, I don't know if I'd apply if I had to go through either the PG Sheriff, PGPD, or local Laurel Police. Whether they have the legal authority or not, the local politicos would turn it back into shall issue, and you can't slip a couple Ben Franklins in with the paperwork if it's done electronically.

 

[5pins]

Looks like they are still only on the 7/19 group. Didn't they start on Friday?

 

[308Scout]

Looks like they are still only on the 7/19 group. Didn't they start on Friday?

7/19s started last Thursday, IIRC. There has been at least one 7/20 and one 7/21 approval reported today yesterday.

 

[mac1_131]

I'm going to donate $5 to MSI every single time I check my application and don't have an update for NICS or approval.

They should be able to buy the MGA by September, I think.

That's a great idea. Maybe MDS could institute a charge to post.

$5 to post in the tracking thread.

$10 to post in the banter thread.

All goes to MSI.

 

[CharmCityCrusader]

Investigator email received. No NICS number.

I got a NICS# and no Investigator email. Honestly I havnt gotten an email since the 7/27 acceptance

 

[6-Pack]

That's a great idea. Maybe MDS could institute a charge to post.

$5 to post in the tracking thread.

$10 to post in the banter thread.

All goes to MSI.

and 50 cents each time you view the MSP website for an update

 

[OldBrokenGrunt]

The inconsistency would lay the groundwork for a lot of other issues. MoCo, PG, and BMore would take the full 90 days to process just for the Lulz while Wilmico, FredCo, etc would probably get it done same day.

Not give them free rein. Allow them to pull an application to move it to approved. They get one application per officer, with a time limit for completion.

 

[Kelson1066]

Not give them free rein. Allow them to pull an application to move it to approved. They get one application per officer, with a time limit for completion.

That's the issue the time limit by "statute" is 90 days. I can see them assigning an officer to pull applications hold them for 80+ days and then batch approve them on day 89.

 

[OldBrokenGrunt]

That's the issue the time limit by "statute" is 90 days. I can see them assigning an officer to pull applications hold them for 80+ days and then batch approve them on day 89.

That’s why they can only pull one application and have a time limit to complete it for each stage.

 

[Raineman]

Saw a fellow 28er get some NICS love. Just cost myself $5.

You might get off cheap today. My NICS came through today too. Thats at least 3 of us 28'ers that got some love. (posted in the tracking thread).

See Teratos, all that biatching I did paid off. Now I have grip, but still only two cookies (which now have an excessive chip count).